Oncology.

Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Part 1:Introduction to oncology -- What is cancer? -- The scientific basis of cancer -- The principles of cancer treatment -- Cancer andpeople -- Part 2:Types of cancer -- Breast cancer -- Central nervous system cancers -- Gastrointestinal cancers -- Oesophageal cancer -- Gastric cancer -- Hepatobiliary cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Colorectal cancer -- Genitourinary cancers -- Kidney cancer -- Bladder cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Testis cancer -- Gynaecological cancers -- Gestational trophoblastic disease -- Cervical cancer -- Endometrial cancer -- Ovarian cancer -- Head and neck cancers -- Endocrine cancers -- Thyroid cancer -- Adrenal cancers -- Carcinoid tumours -- Pituitary tumours -- Parathyroid cancers -- Thoracic cancers -- Lung cancer -- Mesothelioma -- Haematological cancers -- The leukaemias -- Hodgkin's disease -- Non hodgkin 's lymphoma -- Myeloma -- Skin cancer -- Non melanoma skin tumours -- Melanoma -- Paediatric solid tumours -- Bone cancers and sarcomas -- Unknown primary cancer -- Immunodeficiency and cancer -- Part 3:The practice of oncology -- Paraneoplastic complications of cancer -- Oncological emergencies -- End of life care -- Self assessment mcqs -- Answers to mcqs -- Index.

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